CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City –  The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. together with US Ambassador to the Philippines, Her Excellency MaryKay Carlson, and Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John C. Aquilino, will visit the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Lal-lo Airport and Naval Base Camilo Osias in Sta. Ana, Cagayan; and Basa Air Base, Pampanga, on September 13, 2023.

The leaders, accompanied by high-ranking AFP and U.S. Armed Forces officers, will conduct an extensive tour of the completed EDCA projects at Basa Air Base. The tour will also provide an opportunity for the senior military officials to gain firsthand knowledge of the bases' potential for the development of key facilities to support Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations and modernization priorities of the AFP. 

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--General Romeo Brawner Jr, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, lauded the selfless commitment of the five CAFGU Active Auxiliary (CAA) when he visited their wake on September 8 in Tagkawayan, Quezon.

The five were killed by communist terrorists using banned anti-personnel mines on September 1 in the boundaries of Tagkawayan and Labo in Camarines Norte. Another soldier and two other CAAs were wounded in the incident.

The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Romeo S Brawner Jr. PA,  visits the wake and honors the fallen CAFGU Active Auxiliary Members who were killed in an encounter in Tagkawayan, Quezon. (Photo by TSg Obinque/PAOAFP)

Another successful rotation and reprovisioning (RoRe) mission in our post in Ayungin Shoal was completed today, September 8.

This tactical operation is a manifestation of our firm resolve to assert our sovereign rights and jurisdiction in our maritime zones, and the fulfillment of our responsibility to look after the well being of our soldiers who are stationed not only in Ayungin Shoal, but in every remote post in the country. The unprofessional act and dangerous maneuvers conducted by the China Coast Guard and its maritime militia will never prevail over our conduct of legal and legitimate operations that support rules-based international order.

We express our deep appreciation to the guidance of the NTF-WPS and the ever reliable support of the Philippine Coast Guard in accomplishing this mission. With the strong support of our people, we will succeed.///